Modern Software Engineering

W22 Full-Stack with a Side of Copilot: Building and Deploying an App the AI-Accelerated Way

09/16/2026

4:30pm - 5:45pm

Level: Intermediate

Esteban Garcia

Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Regional Director

Head of GitHub AI Services

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In this demo-heavy session, we’ll build and deploy a full-stack cloud application using GitHub Copilot at every step. From scaffolding and data modeling to API implementation, testing, and shipping to Azure. You’ll see what an “AI-accelerated” development lifecycle looks like in real time, including how Copilot handles architecture decisions, code generation, test creation, documentation, and workflow automation.

You will learn:

  • How to apply GitHub Copilot across an end-to-end development workflow—from code creation to cloud deployment.
  • How to use Copilot to generate components, tests, infrastructure templates, and CI/CD workflows.
  • Live examples of “AI-accelerated” engineering patterns that teams can adopt immediately.